Colombian Mausers

[Patrick Chadwick]

Digger, your Columbian is well traveled!

On the last photograph, on the left side of the receiver ring you can see the "Perron" mark of Liege, Belgium, lying on its side. It is the object that looks like a pillar on a stepped pedestal. That is to be expected on an original FN rifle proofed in Belgium.

What is unusual is, that below the "Perron" you can see a Federal German proof eagle stamp, followed by 784 and an antler symbol This tells you that the rifle was imported into Germany and proofed by the Ulm proof house in July 1984. That, in its turn, means that, by law, there must also be an ID mark from the importer + caliber on the system somewhere - and there it is! Athough not clearly visible in the photo, you can make out (just above the perron) the caliber designation .30-06 on the barrel, followed by a stamp that looks like a fir tree standing on its head - this is actually a logo of FWW, used by Frankonia Waffen in Würzburg.

So your rifle has come a long, long way - Belgium, Columbia, Germany, Canada - and still looks good. Congratulations!

Patrick